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Awesome Ideas for (Last-Minute!) Client Holiday Gifts

August 19, 2015 By ckfisch

Welcome to Bold Sparrow Creative! It’s already December, and the holidays are upon us. ‘Tis the season for thoughtful client holiday gifts. Don’t worry – I’m here to help.

Awesome Ideas for Client Holiday Gifts

If you are currently ordering someone a box of sausages or chocolates, it’s time to put the computer mouse down, sit back and exhale. Cheap office supplies adorned with the company logo? Just. No. Let’s level it up a bit. While those gifts are, sadly, all too popular, they also tend to say, “Here’s what you got last year, and here’s what you’re getting next year. I don’t have time for change. High five, Bill.”

Hopefully, you’ve had enough casual conversations with your clients to know their basic tastes and peculiarities. Their likes and dislikes. What they like to do when they have time off, or what their favorite restaurant is.

Show them that you heard them, and show your appreciation by giving gifts that have the ability to relay just how much your clients mean to the success of your company. Be mindful of how what you’re giving reflects back onto you. Use this opportunity to strengthen your relationships with your clients, rather than provide a cheap trinket that seems more like an advertisement and will just end up in the trash.

But guess what! I have found plenty of creative and inspired ideas, just in time.

  1. Cool office supplies.

    I mean it, people. There are some truly awesome office supplies out there. From completely customizable notebooks, to rose gold paper clips, and gorgeous organizers and calendars. It’s so easy to fall in love with so many of these items, but often it’s hard to justify spending money on these specialty items when your company will foot the bill for the standard necessities. Which is why these make great gifts.

    Awesome Office Supplies for Client Gifts

    Clockwise from top left: Customizable Notebooks from May Designs / Weekly Scheduler from MochiThings / Concrete Pen from IntoConcrete / Leather Laptop Sleeve from Moore & Giles / Rose Gold Paperclips from Paperchase / Denim and Canvas Notebook from Kaufmann Mercantile / 2017 Maps Calendar from Rifle Paper Co.

     

  2. Gifts for the Socially Conscious.

    I’ll say it. Some gifts just don’t do it for people. They end up re-gifted or in the trash. Socially conscious gifting may give someone a reason to take pause and actually take a personal interest in what you have given them.

    charitible-gifts

    Provide handmade gifts from the local makers of your city, or give products from your clients’ beloved locally-based companies. Etsy and Scoutmob are a great way to find these. A gift certificate to a beloved local indie movie theater or family-owned bookstore is another great idea. Charitable gift giving will always be in vogue, but now you can get creative. Gift sets are available from Kiva.org that include handmade items and include a microlending gift card. These allow you to pick an individual or group of your choice and lend a minimum of $25 dollars. The best part? These loans will be repaid to you, at which point you can lend it out again to someone else in need. It truly is a gift that keeps on giving! Other organizations like Krochet Kids Intl. empower women in Northern Uganda and Peru by providing the knowledge and training to create and sell apparel. Each item of clothing they create is signed by the maker. Heifer International provides sustainable agriculture and commerce to impoverished families by donating farm animals, which provide both food and income. These gifts are not only powerful, but can be purchased today and are tax-deductible.

     

  3. Gift Boxes and Subscription Box Services.

    There are some incredible gift box services out there today, many of which will customize their contents to your liking. . For the business traveler, companies like Try the World offer boxes of gourmet foods from a different country each month.

In the end, keep it sincere, and don’t overdo it. If you want to include your company logo, do so on the attached holiday card. A handwritten note is the final touch for a thoughtful holiday gift that will continue to build and strengthen relationships for years to come.

What are your go-to office gift suggestions?

Filed Under: Gift Guide, Holidays and Celebrations

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A Minimalist Single Column Blog

July 8, 2015 By ckfisch

Isn’t it refreshing? One, single column of beautiful content surrounded by airy whitespace. The demise of the sidebar has resulted in some great new design possibilities and we’re jumping in feet first. Starting with this purposely minimalist blog design. We’re not lazy, we swear, we just love big, huge photos smack in the middle of a white page. Don’t you? Especially when it’s your lovely work and thoughtfully crafted words locking eyes with readers.

Now, we’re not bloggers (not lately anyway), so we won’t go on and on about our love for a great single column blog. Instead we’ll simply add in some dummy text to help you visualize and move on to the next item on our to-do list. How about another photo for good measure as well?

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam nec purus arcu. Integer mauris tellus, laoreet sed porta ac, auctor vitae augue. Vestibulum ac lacus tellus. Nam rhoncus ipsum quis odio volutpat luctus. Aenean elit risus, pellentesque at convallis id, rutrum sed velit. Pellentesque at lacus felis. Vestibulum eu dapibus elit. Fusce tincidunt, risus a ultricies rhoncus, nisi erat viverra nunc, et rutrum neque sapien vel felis.

DESIGN IS A FUNNY WORD. SOME PEOPLE THINK DESIGN MEANS HOW IT LOOKS. BUT OF COURSE, IF YOU DIG DEEPER, IT’S REALLY HOW IT WORKS.

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Filed Under: Beaches, Ocean, Uncategorized Tagged With: Food, Fun

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An Optional Blog Sidebar Layout

July 1, 2015 By ckfisch

Sometimes you just want to mix it up, and now with our optional sidebar layout you can do just that. Choose to add a sidebar to the entire blog, or just to specific posts – the choice is really up to you! A fully widgetized sidebar is the perfect place for a signup form, some social media links, archives, search bar and more. Choice is a beautiful thing, isn’t it?

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Filed Under: Tidal, Uncategorized, Waves Tagged With: Food, Fun

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Big, Bold Full-Width Blog Images

June 24, 2015 By ckfisch

If you read our other post about how much we like single column blogs, then you’ll also know that we like great full width photos that demand your attention. So here are some more to really get our point across. It’s kind of like a gallery; calming, inspiring and a tad intimidating (in a good way) all at the same time.

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seagull

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Filed Under: Beaches, Ocean, Uncategorized

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Lots of Styled Headings for Structure

June 17, 2015 By ckfisch

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Here’s a sample heading

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And here’s another sample heading

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Yet another sample heading

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Filed Under: Beaches, Ocean, Uncategorized

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A Blog Post on All Things Coastal

June 10, 2015 By ckfisch

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam nec purus arcu. Integer mauris tellus, laoreet sed porta ac, auctor vitae augue. Vestibulum ac lacus tellus. Nam rhoncus ipsum quis odio volutpat luctus. Aenean elit risus, pellentesque at convallis id, rutrum sed velit. Pellentesque at lacus felis. Vestibulum eu dapibus elit. Fusce tincidunt, risus a ultricies rhoncus, nisi erat viverra nunc, et rutrum neque sapien vel felis.

DESIGN IS A FUNNY WORD. SOME PEOPLE THINK DESIGN MEANS HOW IT LOOKS. BUT OF COURSE, IF YOU DIG DEEPER, IT’S REALLY HOW IT WORKS.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam nec purus arcu. Integer mauris tellus, laoreet sed porta ac, auctor vitae augue. Vestibulum ac lacus tellus. Nam rhoncus ipsum quis odio volutpat luctus. Aenean elit risus, pellentesque at convallis id, rutrum sed velit. Pellentesque at lacus felis. Vestibulum eu dapibus elit. Fusce tincidunt, risus a ultricies rhoncus, nisi erat viverra nunc, et rutrum neque sapien vel felis.

Sed sodales erat at quam mollis, nec maximus massa scelerisque. Maecenas sapien nisl, tempus vitae elit a, aliquet varius sapien. Donec egestas auctor euismod. Nam rutrum facilisis rhoncus. Aenean id eros mattis, maximus felis eu, auctor lectus. Mauris quis nisi ut lorem viverra varius tempor eget odio. Fusce ultricies mauris ut lectus gravida imperdiet. Curabitur sagittis nibh ac dolor sollicitudin, eget blandit purus fringilla.

Filed Under: Tidal, Uncategorized, Waves

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Another Sample Blog Post for You

June 6, 2015 By ckfisch

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In metus magna, vestibulum ac vulputate non, sagittis quis tortor. Proin vulputate fermentum nunc eu pellentesque. Nunc consequat id sem ut posuere. Vivamus scelerisque facilisis feugiat. Vivamus bibendum ante ut rhoncus dignissim. Proin condimentum, tellus in mollis tristique, lacus urna ornare odio, ut aliquam nulla ante eu leo. Nullam lacinia felis id arcu rhoncus, dictum sagittis nisl porta. Pellentesque vitae orci dictum ligula eleifend fringilla.

 

Filed Under: Uncategorized

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A Minimalist Single Column Blog

June 3, 2015 By ckfisch

Isn’t it refreshing? One, single column of beautiful content surrounded by airy whitespace. The demise of the sidebar has resulted in some great new design possibilities and we’re jumping in feet first. Starting with this purposely minimalist blog design. We’re not lazy, we swear, we just love big, huge photos smack in the middle of a white page. Don’t you? Especially when it’s your lovely work and thoughtfully crafted words locking eyes with readers.

Now, we’re not bloggers (not lately anyway), so we won’t go on and on about our love for a great single column blog. Instead we’ll simply add in some dummy text to help you visualize and move on to the next item on our to-do list. How about another photo for good measure as well?

girl-tall

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam nec purus arcu. Integer mauris tellus, laoreet sed porta ac, auctor vitae augue. Vestibulum ac lacus tellus. Nam rhoncus ipsum quis odio volutpat luctus. Aenean elit risus, pellentesque at convallis id, rutrum sed velit. Pellentesque at lacus felis. Vestibulum eu dapibus elit. Fusce tincidunt, risus a ultricies rhoncus, nisi erat viverra nunc, et rutrum neque sapien vel felis.

DESIGN IS A FUNNY WORD. SOME PEOPLE THINK DESIGN MEANS HOW IT LOOKS. BUT OF COURSE, IF YOU DIG DEEPER, IT’S REALLY HOW IT WORKS.

Pellentesque eu nisi in nisi aliquam fringilla sagittis sed lorem. Pellentesque facilisis vitae magna nec elementum. Suspendisse eu gravida velit. Vestibulum non fringilla eros. Duis tincidunt felis ornare rhoncus feugiat. Nullam dapibus quam vitae posuere vestibulum. Pellentesque non sodales velit. Sed fringilla risus eu purus dignissim efficitur, fusce euismod ipsum vel iaculis accumsan.

 

Filed Under: Uncategorized

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An Optional Blog Sidebar Layout

May 27, 2015 By ckfisch

Sometimes you just want to mix it up, and now with our optional sidebar layout you can do just that. Choose to add a sidebar to the entire blog, or just to specific posts – the choice is really up to you! A fully widgetized sidebar is the perfect place for a signup form, some social media links, archives, search bar and more. Choice is a beautiful thing, isn’t it?

shells

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam nec purus arcu. Integer mauris tellus, laoreet sed porta ac, auctor vitae augue. Vestibulum ac lacus tellus. Nam rhoncus ipsum quis odio volutpat luctus. Aenean elit risus, pellentesque at convallis id, rutrum sed velit. Pellentesque at lacus felis. Vestibulum eu dapibus elit. Fusce tincidunt, risus a ultricies rhoncus, nisi erat viverra nunc, et rutrum neque sapien vel felis.

stingray-tall

Sed mauris nisl, scelerisque quis ex ac, hendrerit pellentesque urna. Suspendisse suscipit efficitur elit et commodo.Praesent hendrerit, ipsum vel dictum pretium, nunc quam efficitur eros, eu facilisis lacus mi faucibus turpis. Pellentesque orci leo, mattis vitae leo in, euismod feugiat augue. Duis augue risus, porttitor quis nunc in, semper malesuada tellus.

Filed Under: Uncategorized

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Big, Bold Full-Width Blog Images

May 20, 2015 By ckfisch

If you read our other post about how much we like single column blogs, then you’ll also know that we like great full width photos that demand your attention. So here are some more to really get our point across. It’s kind of like a gallery; calming, inspiring and a tad intimidating (in a good way) all at the same time.

crabs

Sed sodales erat at quam mollis, nec maximus massa scelerisque. Maecenas sapien nisl, tempus vitae elit a, aliquet varius sapien. Donec egestas auctor euismod. Nam rutrum facilisis rhoncus. Aenean id eros mattis, maximus felis eu, auctor lectus. Mauris quis nisi ut lorem viverra varius tempor eget odio. Fusce ultricies mauris ut lectus gravida imperdiet.

seagull

Sed mauris nisl, scelerisque quis ex ac, hendrerit pellentesque urna. Suspendisse suscipit efficitur elit et commodo.Praesent hendrerit, ipsum vel dictum pretium, nunc quam efficitur eros, eu facilisis lacus mi faucibus turpis. Pellentesque orci leo, mattis vitae leo in, euismod feugiat augue. Duis augue risus, porttitor quis nunc in, semper malesuada tellus.

Filed Under: Uncategorized

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